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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jian" data-source="post: 9754071" data-attributes="member: 78087">Hemlock and Silver by T Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon*) is a lovely fantasy novel with a protagonist who's expert in poisons and a mystery that's a version of the Snow White story (there's a princess called Snow, mirrors, apples, and hearts, but mixed together quite differently). In that sense it's quite different from her previous works based on fairy tales, which are generally recognisable versions of those tales (The Seventh Bride, Bryony and Roses, The Raven and the Reindeer).*For those who don't know, Ursula Vernon tends to use T Kingfisher as her nom de plume for writing books for grown-ups rather than children such as her Harriet the Hamster Princess books. Both are generally excellent.I must express clinical concern at the idea that rattlesnake venom could be used to counteract opioid or datura poisoning, however - rattlesnake venom is quite variable and contains a mixture of haemotoxic and neurotoxic compounds which could have a cholinergic effect but probably isn't the most reliable source, at least in our world. Belladonna and atropine might be more sensible.</blockquote>